The Role

As Head of Data Engineering, you'll lead a team focused on designing, building, and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers my client's cybersecurity platform. Your leadership will ensure their clients can navigate and make sense of critical data, helping them understand real-time cyber threats.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and mentor the data engineering team.
• Architect scalable data-driven solutions, optimizing microservices for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate across teams (product, cybersecurity, operations) to align data initiatives with business goals.
• Innovate around complex data challenges, improving how my clients process and visualise vast amounts of data.

What You’ll Bring:

• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining data-driven microservices and distributed systems.
• Expertise in managing data across relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, MongoDB).
• Strong experience with FastAPI, Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ.
• Proven ability to write clean, maintainable code and architect scalable systems using patterns like event-sourcing and CQRS.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience handling 'big data’ for security analysis.
• Familiarity with platform engineering and a DevOps culture.
• Experience in Agile environments.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary—we believe in rewarding hard work and ambition.
• A key role in a fast-growing cybersecurity startup, making a real impact.
• The best tools and tech to help you thrive.
• Endless growth opportunities—we promote from within.
• A collaborative, fun culture where we work hard and play hard—Friday beers and team events included!